A review by _melrosereads
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I absolutely recommend to anyone who is about to pick this up to go back and do a reread of assistant to the villain first! I will remind you that the first book ended on a cliffhanger! I did a reread of the 1st book and I am so glad I did because the second book jumps straight back into it with no recap so if you read the book a couple of years ago you will definitely get lost. I can clearly see in other reviews people who didn’t read the first book again gave much lower reviews then those who did. 

I loved being back in this fantasy world. This series is such a fun, cozy and whimsical read :) this series has the slowest slow burn of all time!

Things I loved about this book: 
- short chapters 
- banter 
- pining for each other 
- magical creatures and elements in the book 

Things that I think should have changed to make book better:
- first book only has Evie and Villian Point of view chapters whereas this book suddenly has point of views from multiple side characters. I fear this didn’t work sorry. 
- the book is called apprentice to the villian but Evie is never told she is the apprentice. Even in one point the villain and herself say she is the assistant. I feel like I was expecting a book where she learns to be a villain which would have been a hilarious ride but that’s not what happens in this book 
- I’m still confused if this series is YA or NA? Can anyone confirm?
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